The images for posts is generally limited to 540x540 by the forum software. I am not sure it is actually doing what it is supposed to do however. Let's do a test. I put in an image that is actually 1024x and let's see if I don't manually adjust to 540x whether the software will limit it as is intended to 540x:

Edited by LilBambi, 04 May 2012 - 12:08 PM.edited size of image down to 540x approx.

It did limit the size by about 1/2, but not to the 540x that is set as the max for images in posts in the forum software.

I will go back and manually resize the image to 540x within the post so it's not incorrect. When I used this picture on another topic, I chose the 500x image rather than this 1024x image which I used for this test.

Hope that helps.

Note I have adjusted within the posting, the image size down to about 540x.

It did limit the size by about 1/2, but not to the 540x that is set as the max for images in posts in the forum software.

I will go back and manually resize the image to 540x within the post so it's not incorrect. When I used this picture on another topic, I chose the 500x image rather than this 1024x image which I used for this test.

Hope that helps.

Note I have adjusted within the posting, the image size down to about 540x.

So if I post an image that is too large...the forum software will automatically scale it down for me?
On further inspection that appears to be the case on the image in the post about using the mp3 player.
It is originally at 1366x768. The image does appear to be scaled down and when I click on it I get the larger image.

Adding the larger size images to my post above about dark themes....
the image in the post and in the popup appear to be the same size (640x480).
They do not appear to be scaled.

"Do you begin to see, then, what kind of world we are creating? It is the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic Utopias that the old reformers imagined. A world of fear and treachery and torment, a world of trampling and being trampled upon, a world which will grow not less but more merciless as it refines itself. Progress in our world will be progress toward more pain." -George Orwell, 1984

Josh's plan is much easier as you don't have to worry about it so much.

But you can resize any image in any post after the URL has been provided and it is in the editor to meet Forum Rules.

Just choose a corner (bottom right is generally what I use), then hold/drag the corner of the image toward the upper/left to resize. NOTE: The Editor will show the size as you resize in a little gray box along side as you resize so you can get it to be approximately 540x like I did to match the Forum Rules and still be large enough for folks to see what's in the image.

Also, if you like a larger image, you can then click the image, click the URL icon and add a link to the larger image that will give more detail and when someone clicks on the image, it will take them to the larger image.

Josh's plan is much easier as you don't have to worry about it so much.

But you can resize any image in any post after the URL has been provided and it is in the editor to meet Forum Rules.

Just choose a corner (bottom right is generally what I use), then hold/drag the corner of the image toward the upper/left to resize. NOTE: The Editor will show the size as you resize in a little gray box along side as you resize so you can get it to be approximately 540x like I did to match the Forum Rules and still be large enough for folks to see what's in the image.

Also, if you like a larger image, you can then click the image, click the URL icon and add a link to the larger image that will give more detail and when someone clicks on the image, it will take them to the larger image.

Thanks for that information. I was not aware.
I can scale the image in the editor.
However, when I save the changes...
it does not scale down as far I scaled it down in the editor.
The image in the saved post is larger.
I had scaled it down much smaller.

Thanks for that information. I was not aware.
I can scale the image in the editor.
However, when I save the changes...
it does not scale down as far I scaled it down in the editor.
The image in the saved post is larger.
I had scaled it down much smaller.

As was noted when I put in the 1024x image, it only downsized it to about 50%. There may be some sort of limitation on that. Not sure. I am checking into it with IPS to see why it does that. I would suggest using an image that is the right size or use image ban if you have huge images that won't auto size to meet Forum Rules.

alphaomega, try to add a picture again. I think I got it. I found a topic on IPS about it. I had only set it in one place and had left it to auto resize but didn't specify. Now it should do it to 540px.
Feel free to test it.

I will test it to with my 1024x image again to be sure.

Yes! It did it when I clicked Post. So it is now working! Yea!

NOTE: It doesn't look like it will when you add it but it does it automatically when you post.

alphaomega, try to add a picture again. I think I got it. I found a topic on IPS about it. I had only set it in one place and had left it to auto resize but didn't specify. Now it should do it to 540px.
Feel free to test it.

I will test it to with my 1024x image again to be sure.

Yes! It did it when I clicked Post. So it is now working! Yea!

NOTE: It doesn't look like it will when you add it but it does it automatically when you post.

Thanks for your patience as I figured it out!

I have managed to scale the image down a little more but the resulting
image in the post is still larger than the size I actually scaled it to.

Scaling appears to wok for me when I am in advanced editing mode
(where the insert link/image work).

That is probably how it is supposed to work and I just need
to make sure I am in advanced editing mode in order to scale
the posted image. I know I had another problem when it comes
to the advanced editor vs the basic editor.

P.S. At the time I tested it when it would not scale, I was in the more editing options
where there is a save changes option vs a post option. Scaling the image down
when there is a save option appears to work but it does not seem to scale the
image as far down as I actually scaled it.

alphaomega, try to add a picture again. I think I got it. I found a topic on IPS about it. I had only set it in one place and had left it to auto resize but didn't specify. Now it should do it to 540px.
Feel free to test it.

I will test it to with my 1024x image again to be sure.

Yes! It did it when I clicked Post. So it is now working! Yea!

NOTE: It doesn't look like it will when you add it but it does it automatically when you post.

Thanks for your patience as I figured it out!

The image I inserted above was originally 758px wide. The forum software automatically resized it when I saved the post. I did not resize anything. It did it on it's own.

The image I inserted above was originally 758px wide. The forum software automatically resized it when I saved the post. I did not resize anything. It did it on it's own.

There must be something than I am not quite understanding.

Right now I'm thinking it works like so:
If I post an image larger than 540x540 the forum software will scale it down to within 540x540.
Or I can scale down the image as you explained by grabbing the bottom right corner of the image
in the editor and moving toward the upper left corner of the image.

The original posted image only caught my attention because it was much larger
in the post after the forum upgrade. After the upgrade the original image 1366x768
was still scaled down but not as much as it was before. It was larger than 540x540.

That is when I switched the image until I could figure out how to scale it back down
to around 250x150.

Attempting to scale it down in the editor to around 250x150...when I post
the message...the image only scales down to 540x304. I can not get it
to scale down any smaller.

Of course, now that I have written all this...it will probably work if I try again.
Nope. I can not get it to scale down any smaller when dragging the corner
of the image in the editor.

"Do you begin to see, then, what kind of world we are creating? It is the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic Utopias that the old reformers imagined. A world of fear and treachery and torment, a world of trampling and being trampled upon, a world which will grow not less but more merciless as it refines itself. Progress in our world will be progress toward more pain." -George Orwell, 1984

If this were my personal board, I wouldn't care much. However, on a tech support type board like this one, it's really confusing to the readers to see shredded off-topic threads when they're searching for solutions to their issues. Granted, they wouldn't be searching too much on this thread for solutions, but...

Oh, and never let it be said that I'm just being a jack-booted thug staffer... I am OFTEN guilty of steering threads into the ditch around here.